The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-04-13

dry leaves, then bury q head and stuff
leaves around it; another head or two. if
small, more leaves and so on. Three barrels
hold all we need. We pile and pack
thoroughly in and around these barrels all
the leaves We have patience TO carry, and
lay old boards over them.
Although the strawberry plants thrive
best when the season is not very dry, yet
the subsoil should be ploughed deeply, and
also underdrained if possible. Too much
water is as injurious as too little. A fine
mellow soil is the best.
German eggs reach the Eastern markets
sooner than those from some Western
points. The cheapness of German eggs is
due to the fact that the dealers rate them
as Timed eggs" and not because they diff
fer from the American product in any
other manner.
If plants be crushed when frozen the
leaves will wilt and turn dark. This is also
applicable to grass when it is covered with
frost, and stock should not be turned upon
pasture until the sun shall be well up as
the tramplng of the frozen plants is in
jurious.
In buying young trees it is best to select
those that have large supply of roots,
long and branching. The roots may be
shortened before putting the trees in the
ground. Trees with tops not too heavy,
with large roots, seldom require stalking.
If you have a spare piece of ground, SOW
oats and pease together as food for the COWS
1t makes excellent green material, grows
quickly and can be cut at any time when
high enough. Do not turn stock upon it TO
Craze, but cut and carry it to the barn
yard for them.
Grass may be seeded upon oats this
spring, and it should be done as early as
possible, in order to allow the young
plants gco1 start before dry weather.
The main difficulty in the way of securing
a stand is the failure to put in the seed
properly. 1t should be lightly narrowed
or brushed in.
in feeding ensilage at this season it must
not be overlooked that the best results
have been obtained when it is fed IN con-
and promotes health, because it provides
sueculent material, but, being bulky,
ground grain should be used also as a part
of the ration.
Eggs are used largely in the arts. Albu-
men is made from the white and egg oil
from the yelks. The egg oil is used for
Oiling egg leather and wool in the WOODEN
mills. Then there are egg pomsde, des-
located eggs and preserved eggs for tan
ners' use). Egg albumen sells in France
at the rate Of - cents per pound.
Gardeners are frequently advised to grow
onions on the same location every season.
but this can be done with success only
when the ground is well supplied with ma.
nure. Osions are gross feeders and can
not be injured by heavy manuring. They
must be given good cultivation, and grass
and weeds kept down from the beginning,
Temperature has more to do with pre-
serving butter than anything else. Ii ex'
posed to variable temperature no amount
of salt will help it. If kept from contain.
iDstion of odors, and in a cool place, il
will retain flavor and keep much better
than when preserved in brine. Brine
however. assists in many respects, but
should not be depended upon entirely.
In a majority of cases the orchard is the
last location to be given cultivation, while
very often the superstition is that it should
receive but little care. The best results are
only obtained from the orchard when il is
kept in as good condition as possible, not
only by ing trimmed and suckers re-
moved, but liberal application of fertil-
izers made to the ground.
The Massachusetts, Board of Agriculture,
which has made experiments in that direc.
ton, decides that whole potatoes as seed
will produce crop at least week earlier
than will potatoes that are cut, and that
small potatoes will produce better results
than will large potatoes cut into pieces.
The seed end of the potato starts with more
vigor and produces better than the stem
end. Sprout potatoes are not so good for
seed as those with the eyes Just started.